peritus

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peritus

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From Latin perītus (“skillful”).

noun periti

A Roman Catholic theologian attending an ecumenical council to give advice. Among the leading periti at Vatican II, there was an almost universal belief that this theological diet was inadequate for dealing with the problems of the late-twentieth century.

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@misc{peritus_2026,
  title = {peritus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peritus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}